The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has more than halved this year’s budget for implementing the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest).

There are very few quick wins that might achieve the government’s objectives.

David Norgrove will leave his post as chair of the Pensions Regulator at the end of the year.

The pensions industry has reacted positively to proposals of a £40,000 annual allowance, but will challenge the government over a reduced lifetime allowance (LTA).

Unions will fiercely defend government calculations of future public sector pension benefit payments, in their submission to John Hutton.

Our members have decided the costs of doing this now are less than the long-term costs of doing nothing.

Teesport has been given permission to appeal part of the Marine Pilots judgment, potentially saving it over £25m.

Trade union Unite is “grasping at straws” in its bid to sue Ford on behalf of Visteon workers who lost their pensions, lawyers have warned.

The pensions industry has reacted positively to proposals of a £40,000 annual allowance, but will challenge the government over a reduced lifetime allowance (LTA).

The lowest-funded scheme to enter the Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) had assets covering only 11% of liabilities.

Implementing the Walker stewardship code on corporate governance will drive up fund management fees for schemes.

Webb confirmed this would be a key consideration in whether auto-enrolment and Nest go ahead or adapt.

The Pensions Regulator is bringing in external help for its post-2012 duties, after a poll highlighted industry fears over its resources.

The Pensions Regulator was remiss in giving Lehman subsidiaries just four months to make a case against a Financial Service Direction (FSD), lawyers have warned.

The long-term partner of a member of Alitalia’s pension scheme has won his appeal against an ombudsman ruling.

The Pensions Regulator faces being pushed to the bounds of legality in its bid to help Uniq find a way of filling its funding gap.

The Pensions Regulator has been ordered to pay CAN$90,000 (£58,000) in costs after its appeal in the Nortel case failed in Ontario.

The government has charged its auto-enrolment review body with considering a state pension (SP) hike, potentially heralding a citizens' pension.

The pensions regulator has issued a contribution notice, its first ever, to a Belgian company Michel Van De Wiele (VDW).

The industry has broadly welcomed a move to set up a steering group to develop the long-term future of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) risk-based levy.

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The first Pensions Week podcast is now online, with editor David Rowley looking into the results of this month's Trusty 30 survey and deputy editor Charlie Kirby reviewing industry response to the 2009 Budget. Click here to listen to the podcast.

Two-thirds of companies are concerned about the impact of auto-enrolment, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) latest pensions survey.

The Pensions Regulator has issued a statement urging trustees to renegotiate their deficit reduction plans to relieve pressure on employers during the recession.

The Pensions Regulator has issued a statement urging trustees to renegotiate their deficit reduction plans to relieve pressure on employers during the recession.

The government is continuing to ignore the means-testing issue and how it will affect personal accounts, according to pensions experts.